cooling
The branches are flapping in a strong wind, as if the trees are fanning themselves.
employing
The kids are inexperienced executives; the parents are zealous secretaries and social directors.
evacuations
The male and female hikers break up to urinate in the woods. They're yards apart, forming protective circles around each pee-er.
fitness
Because the elevators aren't working, the stairwell echoes with dreadful gasps.
head-on
Unresolved trauma will ruin your life, she says.
old-fashioned
Their home is Colonial style with a broad, pale face. An American flag is draped over the porch railing. The front door opens to small rooms stuffed with comfortable furniture. Rectangles of light cast by the windows fall short of the photos on the shelves and walls.
outage
Aside from a radio blatting from behind a door, the hallway is silent. Shadows are ganging up on the feeble emergency lights.
